Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-10-19


faces masked with bandkerchIefs Went
TO the farm house of Samuel Bruba'
ker, three and one half miles east o.
this city, smashed in the glass in the
door and unbolted it. A terrible
struggle ensued. Mr.. Brubaker WA
sitting at the table with his wife anC
a boy and girls, adopted children
and when they entered he attacked
the heavier OF the two Both mel
fell heavily to the floor. 4 dog IN th'
room assisted Mr. Brubaker, but be
fore doing any harm he was shot
The fight only ended when the burg
lars discovered that an alarm haC
been given. During the fight between
Mr.. Brubaker and the burglar th'
other man covered with his revolver
Mrs. Brubaker and the children, bu
in the excitement the girl escaped
from the room and alarmed the neigh
borhood In the struggle both haC
their handkerchiefs torn from then
faces, which, with the twine they haC
brought to tie the family, were lef
behind. Both spoke English anC
German, and are supposed to b'
tramps. Mr.. Brubaker Is confined
to his bed, having two holes IN hi:
head and an ugly cash OF his fore
head and above his left eye, while be
is suffering great pains from a blow
from the revolver on his breast. The
neighborhood was out in force after
the alarm. Although search was
made the desperadoes have not been
captured. The kitchen floor WAS Gov
cred with blood and presented ter
rible sight after the men left Mr..
Brubaker is about 90 years Of age,
aud the object of the attack was
plunder-
From the Bloomfield Times 4 lit
tie grand clild Of Hon DAVID Sheib-
ley af Spring twp, aged about two
years fell into the spring near the
house Thursday last and was drown
Ell. The dwelling OF Geo. Z.
in Centre twp, was burned
with some of its contents, on Tues
day night last. Sr 3. was not well
and went on the gErTet for some
herbs, when his laudp exploded, caus-
ing the fire On Saturday, an
alteration took place between Chas-
md John Hocheushildt of Centre
township, during with Charles struck
John over the head with a gun barrel
knocking him insensible, IN which
he remained several hours.
Dr.. Moore was called IN and attend
ed To the injuries and thinks the case
VIII not prove fatal unless inflammation
OF the brain sets In.
The Huntingdon Globe says. Most
of our readers will remember the ex
element caused in this community
in September, 1876, over the elope
ment Of George A Miller, of Fan
nettsburg. and Mrs. Matte Harris
of Germany valley, near Shirleysburg
Both were married and had families
but they covered their tracks so care
fully that they were never heard from
until recently. 1t has come to hgh
that they went to Logan, Illinois
where he embarked in the boot an,
shoe business under the name of Har
~ G. Andrews, and was successful
in business and much repected p
the community. In February, 1885,
he died, and in April of this year sh
died, leaving a written confession
from which the above facts have bee
obtained
From the Huntingdon Journa
The farmers say that the potato Gro
is almost a total failure this season.
The crowd at Barnum's s sho,
on Wednesday was unusually small
the patronage not.peing sufficient t
pay one half the expenses of the cor
cern for the day. The expense
of our Centennial celebration amount
ed to about 81, ,70O. of which S4OO wa
for fireworks, 1925 for balloon ascen
sions, $3.50 for music, $500 for print
ing, and the balance for incidental
in erecting stands, arches and decora
tions.
The white horse comes up now i
a new connection, and an odd on,
An old deck hand says that a time
honcred superstition among steam
boat men whenever a minister and
white horse happen to make the tri
at the same time on a steamboat
there Is always an accident of som
kind to follow. 1t NAV not be to IL
steamboat, but it is certain to be :
the boat or some of the passengers
This superstition is so strong anon
the deck 1ands that they viii positivel
refuse to go on a boat which carrie
n minister and a white horse.
A teacher in a boys school in a
adjoining county found forty bi
pupils out of sixty-three who ha
never read the Constitution of tb
United States and were ignorant {
the the cause which led to IL prer
paratiOn. Every mothers son {
them. however, could tell of tb
standing Of each base ball club !
the National League and the Amer
lean Association--Norristown He
aid.
! The Newport News says: On tb
hTst OF September James b. Black. {
Oliver township, brought Is6 hog
from Baltimore to sell here, but tR
next week met with the accideD
which nearly cut him to pieces an
was unable 20 give his attention I
selling them Fifteen were disposs
on however, and of the balance thirt
have died with hog cholera within ia
past three weeks.
Next year QeSS) will be a peculia
one IN this respect, that the last thrs
numerals which compose it will b
the same figures, a circurnstanc
winch can occur Only once in ever
III years, as it Will be Ill wears be